Digitaria ciliaris
Family: Poaceae
Description: Annual with decumbent culms that root at the nodes. Sheaths with papillose base hairs. Panicles of 2-10 spikelike primary branches. Lower lemmas with hairs mostly along margins. Upper lemmas yellow, gray, or tan, becoming brown and purple tinged with age. The roots are at the nodes, and the stems produce runners that allow the plant to grow fast forming scruffy-looking patches about 1 m across and half a meter in height. The leaves are linear to linear-ovate narrowing at the tip, to 15 centimeters long. The inflorescence is at the top of a long stem, usually much taller than the leaves, with two to nine 5–10 cm long sub-digitate racemes.
Location: Common in disturbed sites throughout the state. It is believed to have originated in Asia but now exists all over the tropical belt of the world and some temperate areas also. It is Invasive. This is a pioneer plants in disturbed areas. It reseeds easily and forms thick mats.
Soil Type: Most soils
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Bloom: Spr-Sum
Importance: This species has been utilized as a forage crop for livestock, as it is a highly nutritious warm season grass.
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